Falling stock prices were the dominant development on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday following an 88 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded valued 154 percent higher than on Monday, and resulted in  58 securities trading down from 61 on Monday and ended with prices of 17 rising, 28 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
A total of 11,957,180 shares were traded for $124,947,760, up from 6,352,026 units at $49,169,596 on Monday.
Trading averaged 206,158 units at $2,154,272 compared with 104,132 shares at $806,059 on Monday and month to date, an average of 130,026 units at $1,522,185 compared to 103,264 units at $1,299,997 on the previous day. November closed with an average of  202,406 units at $1,736,493.
Jamaica Producers led trading with 3.73 million shares for 31.2 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 3.27 million units for 27.3 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.57 million units for 13.1 percent of the market and Transjamaican Highway with 1.11 million units for 9.3 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,524.39 points to settle at 382,827.77, the JSE Main Index dived 1,994.02 points to 338,306.94 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.45 points to close at 81.27.
The PE Ratio a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.8 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments popped $7 in closing at $95 with 21,007 shares crossing the exchange, Berger Paints advanced $1.90 to $10 after a transfer of 174 stocks, Caribbean Cement shed $1.30 after ending at $58 with an exchange of 1,401 units. Eppley climbed $3.17 to close at $32.17 with investors transferring 20 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $3.14 to $44.89 in switching ownership of 1,592 stocks, First Rock Real Estate fell $1.70 to $12.50 in exchanging 6,003 units. GraceKennedy rallied $1.78 to $83.90 after trading 13,081 stock units, Guardian Holdings dropped $32.90 to end at $492.10 with the swapping of 1,719 shares, Jamaica Broilers dipped 70 cents to $26.90 with 8,518 shares changing hands. Jamaica Producers declined $3.24 in closing at $22 after trading 3,734,778 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange shed $1.44 to settle at $13.58 after exchanging 45,309 units, Kingston Properties lost 90 cents to end at $6.25 in switching ownership of 5,500 stocks, Margaritaville dipped $4.35 to $18.65 with an exchange of 1,348 shares, NCB Financial gained $1.89 after ending at $83.89 in transferring 10,519 stock units, PanJam Investment lost 40 cents to close at $57 with 2,275 stocks clearing the market. Portland JSX rose $1.39 to $10.49 in switching ownership of 18 units, Sagicor Group fell $1.99 to $51.01 in exchanging 4,766 stock units, Sagicor Real Estate Fund shed $1.16 to end at $6.54 with the swapping of 9,690 shares. Scotia Group rallied 50 cents to close at $34.05 trading 45,443 units, Seprod lost 56 cents in ending at $69.99 after 7,767 stocks passed through the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share lost 50 cents to settle at $20 in trading 698 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading declined on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday with a modest decline in the volume of stocks traded, with 33 percent lower value than on Friday, after 61 securities were exchanged compared to 51 on Friday leading to 27 rising, 22 declining and 12 ending unchanged.
A total of 6,352,026 shares were traded for $49,169,596 down from 6,541,604 units at $73,470,799 on Friday.
Trading averaged 104,132 units at $806,059, versus 128,267 shares at $1,440,604 on Friday and month to date, an average of 103,264 units at $1,299,997, compared to 102,756 units at $1,589,711 on the previous trading day. November closed with an average of 202,406 units at $1,736,493.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 2.61 million shares for 41 percent of total volume, followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund, with 651,840 units for 10.3 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 537,618 units for 8.5 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 1,730.75 points to 385,352.16, the JSE Main Index popped 147.08 points to 340,300.96 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.26 points to settle at 81.72.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.7 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rallied $2.50 to end at $88 with the swapping of 25,783 shares, Berger Paints declined $1.35 ending at a 52 weeks’ low of $8.10 in trading 5,122 units, Caribbean Cement popped $2.30 to $59.30 with 100,610 stock units crossing the exchange. Eppley dropped $9 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $29 with an exchange of 5,455 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund shed $2.25 to end at $41.75 after trading 234 stocks, First Rock Real Estate popped $1.44 to end at $14.20 as investors exchanged 195 units. Guardian Holdings climbed $29.99 to $525 with a transfer of 143 stock units, Jamaica Broilers lost 40 cents in closing at $27.60 after a transfer of 1,409 shares, Jamaica Producers dipped $1.11 to $25.24 with 339,967 stocks changing hands. JMMB Group fell $1 to close at $33 in transferring 46,236 shares, Kingston Properties gained 65 cents to settle at $7.15 with 40,654 units crossing the market, Kingston Wharves dropped $1.85 to $30 in trading 39,058 stock units. Margaritaville advanced 44 cents to $23 in an exchange of 22 units, NCB Financial declined 95 cents to $82 with the swapping of 24,235 shares, Sagicor Group rose $2 to $53 after an exchange of 1,250 stock units. Scotia Group advanced 55 cents to $33.55 after 465,742 stocks passed through the market, Seprod rose $1.55 to $70.55 in an exchange of 4,994 stock units and Supreme Ventures dipped 94 cents to $27 in switching ownership of 4,078 shares.
In the preference segment, Eppley 5% preference share shed $3.37 in closing at $19.12 in switching ownership of 200 stocks, Eppley 7.75% preference share gained 50 cents to settle at $20.50 after a  transfer of 200 units, 138 Student Living preference share surged $7.65 to $58.65 with 32 units clearing the market and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share dropped $10 to close at $120 with investors transferring nine stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

The volume of stocks traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday jumped 58. percent but with a 20 percent lower value than on Thursday, after the exchange of 51 securities down from 53 on Thursday, with 17 rising, 15 declining and 19 ending unchanged.
A total of only 6,541,604 shares were traded for $73,470,799 compared with 4,145,005 units at $91,859,137 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 128,267 shares at $1,440,604 versus 78,208 units at $1,733,191 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 102,756 units at $1,589,711. November ended with an average of 202,406 units at $1,736,565.
JMMB Group 7.5% was the lead trade for the day with 1.50 million shares for 23 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.06 million units for 16.2 percent of the day’s trade and Pulse Investments with 639,000 units for 9.8 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 2,262.98 points to 387,082.91, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,596.95 points to close at 340,153.88 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.53 points to end at 81.46.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 12.9 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments dipped $3.75 to $85.50 after trading 32,670 shares, Berger Paints shed 55 cents to close at $9.45 with 42,000 units changing hands, Caribbean Cement dropped $1 to end at $57 in switching owners of 510,980 stocks. Eppley Caribbean Property Fund advanced $2.60 to $44 with the swapping of 3,216 stock units, Jamaica Producers gained $1.85 to close at $26.35 with an exchange of 488,659 stock units, JMMB Group rallied $2 to $34 in trading 10,324 shares. Kingston Wharves climbed $4.14 to $31.85 with 2,368 units crossing the market, Mayberry Investments rose 52 cents in ending at $7.35 in exchanging 9,032 stocks, PanJam Investment advanced $1.40 to $57.40 with investors transferring 1,902 stock units. Portland JSX fell $1.50 to close at $9 after trading 5,000 units, Pulse Investmentspopped 40 cents to end at $3.05 with the swapping of 639,000 stocks, Sagicor Group lost $1.98 in closing at $51 in exchanging 53,740 shares. Scotia Group gained 85 cents to end at $33 in switching ownership of 16,736 units, Supreme Ventures rallied $1.93 to $27.94 with a transfer of 114,752 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments was marked up by $1.40 to $12.90 trading 2,942 shares.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% jumped $40 to $3,000 with an exchange of 16 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Prices jumped on Thursday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market following Wednesday’s big rally but closed with falling prices having the upper hand over those rising following a 58 percent decline in the volume of stocks exchanged by investors with value plunging 69 percent compared to Wednesday, from 53 securities trading compared to 55 on Wednesday, with 15 rising, 30 declining and eight ending unchanged.
A total of just 4,145,005 shares were exchanged for $91,859,137 compared with 9,955,147 units at $296,663,488 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 78,208 units at $1,733,191 compared with 181,003 shares at $5,393,882 previously. November closed with an average of 202,406 units at $1,736,565.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.25 million shares for 30.1 percent of total volume followed by Pulse Investments with 539,781 units for 13 percent of the day’s trade and Massy Holdings with 500,356 units for 12.1 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rallied 4,498.12 points to 389,345.89, the JSE Main Index climbed 2,956.32 points to 341,750.83 and the JSE Financial Index rose 1.15 points to 81.99.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.8 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November and August 2023.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows ten stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments climbed $3.23 to $89.25 in switching ownership of 1,153 shares, Caribbean Cement advanced $1.49 in closing at $58 after trading 52,243 units, Caribbean Producers dipped 40 cents to $12 in exchanging 14,499 stock units. Eppley lost 97 cents to close at $38 after transferring 1,625 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained 40 cents in ending at $41.40 with 3,738 stock units changing hands, First Rock Real Estate declined $1.84 to settle at $12.76, with 2,500 stocks clearing the market. Jamaica Broilers dropped 40 cents to $28 with a transfer of 13,688 units, Jamaica Producers rose $1.77 in closing at $24.50 with the swapping of 169,480 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell $2.10 to $14.80 with 2,212 shares crossing the exchange. JMMB Group shed $1 to close at $32 in trading 10,770 units, Kingston Properties dipped $1.40 to $6.50 after  2,410 stocks were traded, Kingston Wharves shed $7.29 to a 52 weeks’ closing low of $27.71 with an exchange of 159,645 stock units. Margaritaville popped $2.05 to end at $22.56 with 87 units changing hands, Massy Holdings dropped $1 in closing at $80 as investors exchanged 500,356 stock units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rallied 90 cents to $13.40 with investors transferring 1,000 shares. NCB Financial lost 50 cents to end at $83 trading 13,197 stocks, PanJam Investment fell $2.30 to $56 in an exchange of 70,016 units, Proven Investments advanced $1.74 to $27.96 with the swapping of 9,557 shares. Pulse Investments lost 40 cents to a 52 weeks’ closing low of $2.65 after exchanging 539,781 stock units, Sagicor Group dipped $1.12 in ending at $52.98 in transferring 94,741 stocks, Scotia Group fell $2.05 to $32.15 in switching ownership of 37,516 stocks. Seprod shed $1.50 in closing at $69 after an exchange of 4,669 stock units, Supreme Ventures advanced $1.04 to $26.01 with the swapping of 114,979 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments declined $1.41 to $11.50 after exchanging 19,800 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance gained $1.20 to end at $10.20 with an exchange of 2,501 shares and Wisynco Group lost $1.21 to close at $17.20 in trading 293,941 stock units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share dropped 50 cents to $20 with 4,550 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

The Main Market on the Jamaica Stock Exchange bounced back sharply on Wednesday thus reversing the big decline on Tuesday accompanied by a 75percent rise in the volume of stocks traded after a 291 percent surge in the value than on Tuesday, from trading in 55 securities compared to 46 on Tuesday and resulting in a substantial number of 39 prices rising, and just eight declining and eight ending unchanged.
Investors traded 9,955,147 shares valued at $296,663,488 compared with 5,681,384 units at $75,914,996 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 181,003 units at $5,393,882 compared to 123,508 shares at $1,650,326 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 202,406 units at $1,736,565 against 203,452 units at $1,557,922 on the previous day. October ended with an average of 231,243 units at $1,464,224.
Seprod led trading with 1.77 million shares for 17.7 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 1.60 million units for 16.1 percent of the day’s trade, Sagicor Group with 1.22 million units for 12.3 percent market share and Stanley Motta with 1.0 million units for 10.1 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index popped 8,544.44 points to 384,847.77, the JSE Main Index advanced 6,416.85 points to 338,794.51 and the JSE Financial Index climbed 1.84 points to 80.84.
The PE Ratio, a formula to used to determine appropriate stock values, averages 14 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 21 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments declined $3.46 to $86.02 with 5,883 shares changing hands, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund climbed $4.98 to $41 in transferring 2,486 units, First Rock Real Estate fell 40 cents in closing at $14.60 with 106 stocks crossing the exchange. Jamaica Broilers gained $1 to end at $28.40 trading 74,386 stock units, Jamaica Producers rallied 43 cents to close at $22.73 after 317,493 units crossed the market, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose $2 to end at $16.90 with investors exchanging 231,852 stocks. JMMB Group advanced $1.50 to close at $33 in switching ownership of 40,583 shares, Kingston Properties popped $1 to end at $7.90 with a transfer of 299,908 stock units, Kingston Wharves gained $1.59 to end at $35, with investors exchanging 421,611 stocks. Margaritaville climbed $4.29 to $20.51 with one unit changing hands, Mayberry Jamaican Equities dropped $1 to finish at $12.50 with the swapping of 29,336 stock units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy popped $5 to $83 after a transfer of 731 shares. NCB Financial lost $1.50 to end at $83.50 in trading 48,621 stock units, Portland JSX gained $1.50 in closing at $10.50 in exchanging 182 units, Proven Investments shed $1.38 to $26.22 with the swapping of 6,563 stocks. Sagicor Group rose $5.10 to $54.10 trading 1,221,619 shares, Scotia Group climbed $1.70 to $34.20 with 65,373 stock units clearing the market, Seprod rallied $3.50 to $70.50 in exchanging 1,766,351 shares. Stanley Motta gained 98 cents in closing at $5.45 with 1,001,953 units changing hands, Supreme Ventures rose 76 cents to end at $24.97 as investors switched ownership of 44,665 stocks, Victoria Mutual Investments rallied 80 cents to $3.80 in an exchange of 114,134 stocks and Wisynco Group gained 41 cents to settle at $18.41 with a transfer of 737,192 units.
In the preference segment, 138 Student Living preference share gained $6 in closing at $51 after an exchange of 4,224 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share advanced $8.10 to $130 with investors transferring seven shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.